Host Donna Bogatin, Founder & CEO, StartupAlpha.com, welcomed fellow metro-area technology entrepreneurship enthusiasts in celebration of the Silicon Alley startup culture and to commemorate the launch of StartupAlpha.com, the new online-offline, technology venture pitch community for early stage tech startups in New York City.

Dozens of local founders, venture capitalists, vendors, media and academics enjoyed a festive evening of cocktails and conversation while brainstorming startup ideas and fostering technology and business alliances and collaboration.

Also, dozens of technologists and entrepreneurs collaborated together and forged alliances at the June STARTUPALPHA.COM BOOTSTRAP WORKSHOP, learning creative business strategies and sharing tactics for self-financing startup success, while enjoying a park picnic.